- Target:
- The Austin City Council
- Region:
- United States of America
Almost all of Austin buildings use fossil fuels for power, and sadly, fossil fuels pollute our environment and air. The use of fossil fuels are actually one of the main contributors to climate change.
Solar energy does not pollute our air or damage our environment at all. This is because solar energy does not release carbon, also known as a greenhouse gas, like fossil fuels. A solar panel works by exciting the electrons in silicon, using the protons from the light the sun gives out. The excited electrons then give out electricity that can be used to power things.
The cost of a 40 kilowatt per hour solar system is about $80,000. This system would be sufficient to provide energy for a very large house. However, an average American home uses only 10 kilowatts per hour so the cost would be about $20,000. Now there is a new tariff on solar energy however you would still make your money back as there is not any energy bills.
We should stop polluting our environment and air by using fossil fuels. Because people still need energy,solar energy is a good, clean, safe option.
We, the undersigned, call on you to help get the Austin City Council to get the entire city to use solar energy on their homes.
We represent the planet’s interests and are pushing to reduce the pace of climate change by reducing the use of fossil fuels.
You can support our efforts by signing this petition for the Austin City Council to enforce the solar energy to be used in all of their homes by 2025 and for the first installation on each home to be only half the price it would normally be. The Austin City Council would pay the other half of the solar panel installation. If the homeowner couldn’t even pay the half price they must pay the rest when they can.
You can further help this campaign by sponsoring it
The Austin! Switch To Solar Energy! petition to The Austin City Council was written by Nico DeStefano and is in the category Science & Technology at GoPetition.